Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Day 7 Summary

We started the day at Masada. This is a site where 1000 Jews stood for 2.5 years against the Romans in about 70 AD. When the Romans finally breached the fortress, the Jews committed suicide rather than be taken into captivity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada
The memory of Masada is still alive in Israel. They will not be captured again. They have the means and the will to defend themselves.


We visited the "little town of Bethlehem".
Here we saw the cave/stable where Jesus was born. It is under a large structure that houses 3 different churches.


Traveling to Bethlehem required entry into the West Bank.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_bank
We could sense the tension between the Palestinians and the Israelis - evidenced by the graffiti on the large wall separating the two territories.

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  1. Senegal DailyJune 18, 2009 at 12:15 AM

    Hi Bridges!

    Thanks for posting the blog link. The pictures are amazing, and I'm sure they don't even touch the actual experience.

    My parents were in Israel and at Masada last week. (www.gandcborders.blogspot.com) We're looking forward to seeing Mom's 1300 pictures from the trip when we go visit them in August.

    - K

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